Testing how browsers download images hidden with CSS media queries and display:none, revealing performance pitfalls.
A critique of poor mobile web practices, arguing against forced redirects to stripped-down mobile sites and intrusive app download prompts.
A quick tutorial on creating a responsive 960px grid system using SASS loops and variables for CSS layout.
A 2012 analysis of major German news sites reveals most fail to provide shareable links to specific images in their galleries, highlighting poor web development practices.
A web developer discusses the inherent limitations of testing websites across all browsers, screen sizes, connection speeds, and real-world user conditions.
Explores the debate between designing websites in the browser vs. using graphic editors like Photoshop, emphasizing tool familiarity and the web's interactive nature.
Explores automated testing for image download behavior in responsive web design using CSS media queries and Browsercope.
Argues that news sites should prioritize responsive mobile websites over native apps for content delivery, as apps create unnecessary costs and user friction.
A 2012 perspective on responsive web design, advocating for a progressive enhancement approach starting with a basic, fluid layout for all browsers.
Explores the concept of 'molten leading' for responsive typography, proposing fluid line-height that adjusts with container width.
Explores the concepts of breakpoints and range rules in responsive web design, discussing how CSS properties govern layout behavior across different viewport sizes.
A technical critique of Smashing Magazine's website redesign, focusing on performance issues like page weight and ad loading.
A review of Luke Wroblewski's book 'Mobile First', advocating for designing websites for mobile devices first due to growing mobile internet usage.
A deep dive CSS3 workshop for web developers, focusing on practical features, performance, and hands-on exercises.
The author questions the term 'mobile' in web design, arguing it's outdated and doesn't reflect today's diverse device landscape and user contexts.
Announcing the Breaking Development 2011 conference in Dallas, focused on mobile web design and development with a curated speaker lineup.
Explains CSS media types for optimizing website presentation across different devices like printers, screens, and handhelds.
